Stephen Crane’s short story "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" is considered by many to be a masterpiece. One writer even called it "the greatest story ever written." One of the reasons the story is so good is that Crane uses humor to make some serious points about people in general and the Old West in particular. In the first part of the story‚ Crane portrays Jack Potter and his new wife as humorous characters. Not only are they awkward with each other‚ but they are also completely out of place in
Premium American Old West Comedy
Sanderson ENGL100-S03 Lynn Wells February 28‚ 2013 Humor: Is it the Correct Thing to use in Times of Despair? Wherever you are there will always be two things in this world‚ sickness and racism‚ but the way you deal with them makes you who become. For many people humor is a coping device to both‚ however others find laughter hard to deal with in times of despair. When Jimmy finds out he has an incurable disease he leans on his crutch of humor. Trying to use it to explain it to his wife‚ Norma‚
Premium Babe Ruth Life Explanation
President Obama’s victory speech was filled with many instances of humour and wit which surely would have raised the spirits of his fans and followers. Obama began by thanking his supporters and the people of US for his victory. He makes a rather witty note when he says‚ “I want to thank every American who participated in this election. Whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time – by the way‚ we have to fix that – whether you pounded the pavement or picked
Premium President of the United States Barack Obama Positive psychology
Shakespeare uses many different ways to portray humor in his play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Puck is a mischievous‚ outgoing fairy who just likes to have fun. He often makes silly mistakes‚ the most memorable one being that he put the love juice in the wrong man’s eyes! So instead of Demetrius falling in love with Helena‚ Lysander does. Then Puck makes Demetrius fall in love with Helena too. This creates a whole mess of dramatic irony‚ for all the lovers know not what happened‚ and fight amongst
Premium Comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream Love
stories better by using dark humor? Poe doesn’t need to add humor to his stories to make them better. Yet he writes this story and adds multiple humorous moments and it just makes the story creepier. I think that Poe’s choice of adding humor to this story was a good idea on his part. Poe’s use of humor in this story adds to the horror because it makes the story more suspenseful‚ it adds to the creepiness‚ and some of his words of humor have a double meaning. Poe’s use of humor in some cases builds the
Premium Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado Short story
In Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde creates humor in the scene where Algernon and Cecily talk about their relationship. Wilde not only personally makes fun of the characters themselves but also of the values that the Victorian Era upholds. Such values include cherishing looks over personality and the confusion between them. Wilde cleverly does this by also uses satire‚ characterization and irony to not only ensued laughter in the audience but also deliver an undertone message
Premium The Importance of Being Earnest English-language films Victorian era
1888 PressRelease - Independent publisher‚ Live Consciously’s latest title‚ The Facebook Diet: 50 Funny Signs of Facebook Addiction and Ways to Unplug‚ wins the 2013 Mom’s Choice Gold Award for Humor Books. Los Angeles-Long Beach‚ CA - Independent publisher‚ Live Consciously‚ (http://www.liveconsciouslynow.com) is pleased to announce that its most recent title‚ The Facebook Diet: 50 Funny Signs of Facebook Addiction and Ways to Unplug with a Digital Detox‚ the first book in The Unplug Series -
Premium Addiction Publishing Health
credited to his name. The play Much Ado About Nothing‚ written by the poet in his mid-thirties‚ can be named as a farce or even a melodrama based on multiple excessive and dramatic events in the drama which contrast with the constant use of comedy and humor. Although the play is named as a comical work‚ there are still moments of intense emotions and drama that could alter the genre to a tragi-comedy. There is a fair share of comical effects and tricks used in the play. The characters of Dogberry and
Premium Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare Ben Jonson
In the restoration‚ English drama died out. After the brilliant period of English drama‚ which was the renaissance period‚ there is the period of decline and stagnation. There are different reasons for that: theatres were closed and reopened after 18 years‚ this is a period of civil war and people wanted to fight for nothing else as they experienced the war. Writers wrote from the head‚ not from the heart. The genre that dominated at this time was satire. This is the age of disillusion‚ this
Premium Literature Poetry Genre
19 March 13 Richard Pryor Ever wonder who and/ or what formed much of today’s comedy? How fame changes people? Well‚ there was one name in show business that audiences everywhere connected with years ago. His name was Richard Pryor. Richard Pryor was a man with a less flattering background‚ an interesting employment history‚ and a comedic style that every modern day comedian wanted to copy. His life‚ his story‚ his experiences made him who he was‚ a dynamic‚ life-changing‚ comparative‚ man
Premium The Ed Sullivan Show Eddie Murphy